One of the few handpicked talents by Chandika Hathurusingha - the head coach of Bangladesh, Tanbir is a gritty all-rounder who hails from Rangpur, Bangladesh. A country known for producing a...Full profile

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One of the few handpicked talents by Chandika Hathurusingha - the head coach of Bangladesh, Tanbir is a gritty all-rounder who hails from Rangpur, Bangladesh. A country known for producing a barrage of left-arm spinners, Tanbir is a rare prodigy who bowls leg-spin and is an attacking middle-order batsman.

Tanbir progressed through the ranks of league cricket in Dhaka before making his first class debut for Sylhet Division in 2010. He created ripples in his first few games which saw him being picked for the BCB XI in a practice match against the visiting England side. He scored an impressive 35.

He made a switch to the Rangpur Division for the 2012-13 season and enjoyed a prolific run, churning out 443 runs and picked up 12 wickets. Leading into 2015/16, his batting took precedence and somewhere Tanbir lost his zing with the ball.

In 2016, the youngster impressed the national coach at a boot camp in Sydney so much so that he was announced as a standby for the Tests against England. The all-rounder suffered a hand injury which made him sit out of a few matches in the BPL 2016/17.

It came as a blessing in disguise for him as he recovered well and honed his skills to earn a place in the Bangladesh's ODI squad for the tour of New Zealand. Tanbir will play for Chittagong Vikings in the BPL 2017/18 edition.